Personal Response • What are your impressions of John? That he is a funny guy who always wanted to have fun and enjoy life, he was very dynamic and liked to move all the time and also loved to do bizarre yet funny things, but this is what he showed to the world although inside he was a more passionate man, with lots of virtues, compassion and love. • What are your impressions of Lorraine? That she is a very smart yet insecure girl, she has a lot of compassion and is a very organized and focused person, who always do things the way they should be done. Analyzing Literature QUIZ. Recall and Interpret 1. How does John feel about school? How did he act on his feelings when he was a freshman? How does he act on them now? What does this change in his behavior tell you about him? He hated school, when he was a freshmen he showed his feelings by making bombs In the bathroom, now he doesn’t do that kind of stuff, now the only type of criminal act he does was to write on desks ,the change in this behavior tell about him that he has grown up and that he has left behind all that kids stuff.
2. What does Mrs. Jensen think of Lorraine? Does Lorraine share her opinion? Explain. She always dislike things Lorraine did, she loves her but she was always making a critic out of Lorraine actions, Lorraine doesn’t shared her opinion, but even though he doesn’t think the way her mom does, she felt insecure because of the critics.
3. Describe the telephone prank that John and Lorraine play on Mr. Pignati. How does John feel during the prank? How does Lorraine? What do their feelings suggest about each of them? They called Mr. Pignati and they told him they were collecting money for a charity and he told him to go and pick up the money, john feel right during the prank , he was relaxed meanwhile Lorraine felt sorry for the old lonely man across the phone, this tell about each of them that john doesn’t have compassion at all and Lorraine does have a lot.
4. Why does Mr. Conlan install a lock on the family telephone? How does John respond? What do their actions suggest about their relationship? Because John used to spend long hours talking with friends and his father wasn’t able to Communicate with the house, john respond with this exact words “ those things happen I was talking to a friend” then when his father says that he was going to put a lock on the phone he said “yeah? No kidding? , this suggests that in their relationship the respect is not so established among them.
5. How does Mr. Pignati treat John and Lorraine during their first visit? Why does he treat them this way? He treats them very well and as they were charity people, but he was really kind to them he seem to enjoy their visit, he treat them that way because he wanted some company and they give him that company. Evaluate and Connect 1. Do you think that Mr. Pignati is a believable character? Why or why not? Yes he is a believable character because his actions show that he is a really good yet lonely person who wants a little bit of company in his life, but even though he is lonely he knows exactly how to enjoy life and how to make people around him feel comfortable this is why he is a believable character because his actions came room his heart, he doesn’t fake them.
2. How might John answer the Focus Activity question on page 16? How might Lorraine? Are their Ideas about friendship similar to yours? Why or why not?
Literature and Writing Analyzing a Relationship In a paragraph or two, analyze John’s relationship with his parents. What does Lorraine think is the cause of the problems between them? Do you think Lorraine is right? What other factors might be involved? What might the family do to get along better? Lorraine think the cause of John´s problems with his father was the fact that he has been an alcoholic and now John loves to drink because he has saw that example since he was a baby. I think Lorraine is right because maybe John doesn’t like at all being the way he is but he owes it all to his father and that just make him feel miserable , this lead him to be such a rebel and stops him from showing who he really is . Other factor that might be involved is the fact that they always blame John for everything and they always compared him with his older brother. What the family might do is try to understand each other for at least one second. They should also learn how to establish limits, compromises and respect.
Personal Response What are your impressions of John? He is good-looking, charming, but is bored with school and with life in general, and his humorless, joyless family life doesn't help. What are your impressions of Lorraine? She is intelligent and thoughtful, and sensible and she was shy and insecure Analyzing Literature QUIZ. Recall and Interpret 1. How does John feel about school? How did he act on his feelings when he was a freshman? How does he act on them now? What does this change in his behavior tell you about him? He feels bored, and shows his hate for school. He always do pranks when he was a freshman, but now that he is a sophomore he only write on desks. This shows that he continues bored of school. 2. What does Mrs. Jensen think of Lorraine? Does Lorraine share her opinion? Explain. She don’t liked thing that Lorraine did and she also criticizes her bearing and her look, but she thinks she’s very smart. Mrs. Jensen doesn’t interest for her daughter and her wishes because she wants Lorraine to stay at home. Lorraine doesn´t shared her opinion because she feel insecure because the way her mother describe her. 3. Describe the telephone prank that John and Lorraine play on Mr. Pignati. How does John feel during the prank? How does Lorraine? What do their feelings suggest about each of them? John and Lorraine picked a random number and called to Mr. Pignati. They told him that they were receiving donations. When Lorraine talked to him she noticed that he is a lonely man and she felt guilty to disturb him with this prank. John has no problem with bothering Mr. Pignati, he was so relaxed that he don’t care about him. It shows that John was not so sensible but Lorraine was. 4. Why does Mr. Conlan install a lock on the family telephone? How does John respond? What do their actions suggest about their relationship? He locked the family phone because sometimes he wants to call at home but John was using the phone talking with his friends for more than an hour. John put glue on the phone keyhole so anybody could use it. This shows that John has no respect to his parents. 5. How does Mr. Pignati treat John and Lorraine during their first visit? Why does he treat them this way? He is very friendly, treat them very well and talk them about zoo and animals. He treats them like that because he was so lonely and needs company, and John and Lorraine could give him that company. Evaluate and Connect 6. Do you think that Mr. Pignati is a believable character? Why or why not? He acts very nice, and treats well the people, but he is so lonely that his getting a kind of crazy. But although he is like that, he is a believable person because the way he acts. Literature and Writing Analyzing a Relationship In a paragraph or two, analyze John’s relationship with his parents. What does Lorraine think is the cause of the problems between them? Do you think Lorraine is right? What other factors might be involved? What might the family do to get along better? John and his parents doesn´t listen each other, they don’t respect and they lie. Lorraine thinks that one of the major reasons because John is like he is, is because of his dad. Every kid, the most usual, is that they follow the sample of his parents, and John since he was little look his dad drinking alcohol , now he loves to do it. This makes conflict between his family. Some things that I would do to change the family relationship are to establish rules, respect and like is obligatory to the parents, to give a good example.
1. John feels school is boring, he’s always doing pranks on teachers especially. When he was a freshman he did rather funny stuff, he stopped doing pranks when he became a sophomore. That maybe he’s more mature now and sees things differently.
2. Mrs. Jensen thinks she’s a nice girl, and Lorraine she’s a nice women also, only she wear too tight clothes. 3. Lorraine called Mr.Pignati claimed they were working for a foundation and asked Mr. Pignati for money to help the “foundation”. Lorraine feels awful taking money from an old men, while John sees this as an opportunity to get some extra money. I think Lorraine is more compassionate and John is little bit selfish. 4. Because John kept hours using the phone and when Mr. Conlan tried to call home and talk to her wife the phone was always being used. John sees this as a silly thing, since its unnecessary to put a lock on the telephone, so to make things harder for their parents he glued the telephone for them not to be able to call. They don’t have a very good relationship, and barely share anytime together, sin his dad is a workaholic and her mother is obsessed with order.
5. He treated them as life-long friends. Because he’s always alone and he needed some company. 6. Yes. Humans are always in need of love and affection and being near other humans. Mr. Pignati was always alone after his wife’s death, and he wanted someone to be there. Many old-men might go through this and don’t want to accept the fact that the person that was always there for them is gone.
7. John doesn’t exactly like his parents. His dad barely talks to him and is very grumpy and selfish, and her mother also barely talks to him, and is obsessed with order. She thinks John is a rebel and that he should understand his parents, and they also should try to understand him. Yes, I think Lorraine is right. Family should share more time together, love each other’s fully and respect and understand each others always.
QUIZ. Answers: Personal response: A) Is a rebel guy who has a great imagination, but it doesn’t has good manners.. he is disrespectful with teachers and makes a lot of jokes. so generally he is not a good guy. B) A very scholar girl, who wants to help john be a better person. She has a good personality and compassion with people Analyzing literature Quiz: 1. He is not very scholar or dedicated for school, he doesn’t brings the best notes to his house and doesn’t likes neither respects his school. He expressed his feelings as a fresh men by making a lot of jokes or pranks like: amateur bombs and exploding them at the bath. No he doesn’t makes too much those heavy jokes but he still is a bad student. He may be a better person in the future if he changes more of his defects. 2. She doesn’t think anything too bad, only that she critics her a lot about everything, maybe of her appearance or hair etc… Lorraine doesn’t shares her opinion because their personality is too different to interact with each other. 3. It was Lorraine’s turn and she searched in the phones books of the city a random number and she found a name called Pignati angelo, and she decides to call him. She invented the lie that she was working in a caritative company named L & J funds, the man sounded old and enjoyed the call. And it finished inviting Lorraine an john to his house to donate ten dollars. John feels like that was going to be a good prank and also liked the idea that he was going to receive money. Instead Lorraine didn’t want to take money from an old man, she thought that it was incorrect but in the end john finished convincing her. The feeling of both of them are really different. 4. Because in that house there is limited telephone service and he though that john will abuse of the telephone so he put a lock to the telephone so only him can use it when he needs it. John didn’t putted attention about that, he just ignored. This shows that their relationship isn’t good, just because the don’t talk to much and because they don’t trust in each other. 5. Very good and attentive, when they arrived he was very happy and share with them a cup of wine, he talked a lot and show a collection of pigs to them, when they were living it was an expression on his face that make some one think he would cry. Maybe he doesn’t receives to much visits and also because ‘’her wife is at california’’ but that doesn’t seems to be true. Evaluate and connect. 6. Not to much. Because he affirms that his wife is at California in a trip, but when he talks about her he seems that he is going to cry. That makes me think that she can be in California but because she doesn’t loves him any more or because maybe she died. Literature and writing Analyzing a relationship A) Their relationship is pretty bad, they don’t talk and have a good time the three of them. Lorrain thinks that maybe the problem can be that his father is an alcoholic that drank a lot in the past and maybe john got affected morally about the attitude of his dad. Lorraine is not tottaly right because we cant say that john’s father is an alcoholic if it is not 100 percent approved or checked. Other possible reasons of john’s behavior can be his mother, that never believes him, or that any of their two parents are with him all the time. They could improve the relationship by trusting in each other, spending more time like a family and love each other. By: GIULIANO LIBONATI
Personal Response John is a guy who loves entertainment because he is always trying to make all things funny by making jokes and other things. He is a very good friends and he is always enjoying life no matter what the circumstances are. Although John is in an attitude of no care of anyone he does care of many things; his heart is rich in feelings and care for others.
Lorraine is like the type of friend that will always protects you, like the mother of our friends. Of Lorraine it’s a girl who is very serious with lot of citizenship and always ready to help someone. She is a very good person focused in what she does every day because whenever she does something, she does it the way it should be done.
AnalyzingLiterature 1. John hate school, he just was the Bathroom Bomber a kind of kid who throws bombs in the bathroom like for throwing to the garbage his feelings. He doesn’t throw bombs know, instead he write in desks and put nicknames to his teachers. His behavior can tell me that he like bad stuff and also that he is looking for new ways of making bad things.
2. Mrs. Jensen just dislikes all of the things Lorraine does, she thinks everything she does is incorrect so she corrects her and advises her very much. Obviously she loves her , but Lorraine doesn’t like her critics about everything she does.
3. They chose a random number and talks with the person and this call needs to last. The more that last with the person it would win. Lorraine and John say Mr. Pignati they were charity people and they were collecting money. John was enjoying the prank but Lorraine felt sorry about this man. Lorraine it’s a compassion girl meanwhile John it’s a funny guy who loves bothering.
4. Because he find that John had talk a lot with her friends and he wasn’t able to communicate with his home so he locks the phone. John responds in a bad way because he wants his phone to prank and to talk with friends. They don’t have a steady relationship and there is not any respect by their relationship.
5. Mr. Pignati treats them just as if they were his sons very good man because he felt lonely and that was his only way of sharing with someone. He offered them many many things in their first visit and gave them the money for the charity.
6. Yes, because he is a sweet man who needs care because of the lost of Conchetta. He is a very beautiful old man but he is lonely and everyone needs some affect in every moment of their lives.
Literature and Writing The relationship from John with his parents it’s pretty bad, they don’t understand each other and never discuss about their problems or disadvantages. John doesn’t like his parents at all. Lorraine thinks that the cause of the problems between them is the alcohol and a minimum comprehension of anything. His dad is an alcoholic who only worries on him and on money, his mom always say him that he should understand his dad and should work. Yes Lorraine is correct. Family MUST have respect from each other and they most love each other under any circumstance in order to succeed.
FIRST PART 1. John was a guy who hated his school, and because of that he used to make really heavy pranks like a way of expressing what he felts about the school. He used to smoke and drink, probably because of the example that he received at home or because about he could feel that no one cares about him, such as like at his home were there was not any kind of communication at all. 2. Lorraine is a really organized girl which really differences with john, she also became a really good friend with john and she so show it by the tips that she gave to him like to stop smoking and drinking. She doesn’t judge john about his behavior because she thought that it because of the example he was receiving at home.
QUIZ. Recall and Interpret 1. He hated the school where he study and when he was a freshmen, he showed it by throwing bombs at the bathrooms But now that he is a sophomore, he just make things such as writing at the desks, showing that he has grown up making less heavy things.
2. She always disliked the stuff that Lorraine makes, even though she loves her, she´s always critiquing Lorraine’s things. Lorraine almost never shared her opinion, she feels insecure whenever she’s going to comment about something.
3. They called Mr. Pignat and they told him that the money that they were collecting was for a charity, he told him to go to pick up the money, john was feeling good while the prank, like fresh, instead, Lorraine felt kind of pain and sorry for the old lonely man, and this example, shows which one shows compassion and have a big heart and which one doesn’t.
4. Because john was constantly hanging and talking with his friends so that’s why his father doesn’t had the opportunity to talk on his house, for example the kind of fights that they have between them like shown at the book, and on those fights we could see that there’s not respect between them.
5. He treats them very good as like the were the charity people , but at the same time he was very kind when visiting so that’s why they like him to visit, and he treat them that way because he wanted some company and they give him that company.
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1. Yes he is a believable character because the actions that he make at the story, are normal events that could happen to someone which he shows a behavior that a normal teenager have with those examples and how he felt lonely , but even though this situation, he knows how to treat the people that is around him, how to make them feel comfortable and pass a great moment.
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Lorraine thinks that all of john´s problems, are because he’s fathers fault, he gathers a rebel and uncontrollable behavior, he loves to drink and smoke because of the example he receive from his dad, looking at him that way since he was a little child at those conditions, and also he’s father treat him very bad, making him felt miserable and also by the fact, that john was always being compare with his older brother, so that kind of pisses him out.
Personal Response What are your impressions of John? My impression about John was that he is a guy that is passing through puberty. He seems like a rebel guy that thinks that smoking and drinking make him cooler. Also he has a hidden compassion because he’s afraid of people looking at him as a sensible guy, he wants to be seem like a tough guy.
What are your impressions of Lorraine? My impressions about Lorraine are that she seems really mature, more than john. She is not afraid to show her feelings but she is not a confident person. She doesn’t believe in herself.
Analyzing Literature QUIZ. Recall and Interpret 1. How does John feel about school? How did he act on his feelings when he was a freshman? How does he act on them now? What does this change in his behavior tell you about him? John hates school. He pretty much hated everything. John acted on freshmen year like an immature because the only thing he did was to bother other child. In sophomore he hasn’t change that much. Now he relieves he is school because he smoke and drinks, that’s what I think.
2. What does Mrs. Jensen think of Lorraine? Does Lorraine share her opinion? Explain. Mrs. Jensen showed a bad image about Lorraine. She though about Lorraine that she was fat and ugly. Lorraine though that she was exaggerating but in the end Lorraine feel sad because she always said that to her.
3. Describe the telephone prank that John and Lorraine play on Mr. Pignati. How does John feel during the prank? How does Lorraine? What do their feelings suggest about each of them? Lorraine called to Mr. Pigantis house saying to please give some Money to the charity foundation. Mr. Pignati sound very lonely on the phone and without enthusiasm. He gave a depressive image on the phone. Lorraine feels sad because she prank him and she though also that he was very lonely and depressive.
1) John hated his school, he now just write on desks, but when he was younger he used to put bombs in the bathrooms. 2) Lorraine was a very insecure girl, cause her mother always critic her about everything, so she was very sensitive about the ther people treating her. 3) When they did it it was about collecting money, Mr Pignati said he will give money, Lorraine was sorry about him but John din’t care about him. 4) His father put a lock on it because John used too much the telephone and his father couldn’t call to the house. But the excuse from John was simply that he talks with his friends. 5) He treat them very well cause he was a lonely man, so when John and Lorraine visit him, he felt very good because he was with someone and not alone. 6) Mr.Pignati is believable because he is just a lonely man looking for some company.
4. Why does Mr. Conlan install a lock on the family telephone? How does John respond? What do their actions suggest about their relationship? Because one day the father of John was calling to the house and John was on the phone with a friend while his father was trying to communicate. Her father had threaded john by putting a lock. When John did this, the father decided to put a lock on the phone. John in revenge he put glue so that no one could talk. The father and son relationship immediately was damage.
5. How does Mr. Pignati treat John and Lorraine during their first visit? Why does he treat them this way? He treats them in a very kind way because they were company and he needed company, because he was a lonely man.
Evaluate and Connect 6. Do you think that Mr. Pignati is a believable character? Why or why not? Not he isn’t a believable character because he always have negative mind and a negative attitude.
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Analyzing a Relationship In a paragraph or two, analyze John’s relationship with his parents. What does Lorraine think is the cause of the problems between them? Do you think Lorraine is right? What other factors might be involved? What might the family do to get along better?
Lorraine thinks about a bad relationship between john and his father because his father is an alcoholic and he hadn’t accepted any help to get throughout this. I think Lorraine is right because John’s personality is like his father. A negative factor about their relationship maybe because perhaps he and his father does not show much attention to each other. In order to john and his father have a good relationship they must put all their effort, and if his father show more attention to John it will be better. Also John has to show attention to her father because maybe he can motivate him father to get throughout his alcoholic problem.
What are your impressions of John? I think he’s very handsome, extremely intelligent, but under-confident; John is lost in a world where he feels entirely out of place. He misbehaves at school and develops questionable friendships. His parents don’t understand him and his desire is to be an actor. It is important to note, however, that he has voluntarily chosen to give up cursing, at Lorraine’s request, which shows he may have a side of his character that understands how to share and show respect. What are your impressions of Lorraine? She is readily able to admit she has compassion. John’s is hidden deep inside him and seldom, if ever, appears. He covers his pain by being sarcastic, misbehaving, and acting stupid. She comes to like that in him, even as she tries to change him. Lorraine is very astute when it comes to analyzing everyone, including herself. She fears being laughed at and almost retreats into herself, until she reacts to John’s silly laughter by joining in.
Analyzing Literature QUIZ. Recall and Interpret 1. John shows us his extreme dislike for school by detailing his behavior there. He had been dubbed the Bathroom Bomber because he set off bombs in the men’s room. The time between his lighting the fuse and the explosion was about eight minutes, so John could hear it anywhere he was in the building, which brought him great satisfaction. It also meant that any boy who had sneaked off to have a cigarette in the bathroom would be the one who was blamed by the Dean. He also was the organizer for the “super colossal fruit roll” every Wednesday in which the students would gather up apples from the lunchroom and roll them at the same time towards any teacher’s desk. He declares that now that he is a sophomore, he has given up all “that kid stuff” and only writes on desks as his criminal enterprise. He shows us his “James Dean rebel without a cause” attitude and reveals that he is close to being a real delinquent. He hasn’t yet taken the more serious steps of real crime, but he has no interest in school, doesn’t play sports, and generally hates everything, especially teachers and authority figures. 2. Completely angry with what life has dealt her, Lorraine’s mother finds no comfort in her daughter and builds up a complete hatred for men. But Lorraine describes herself as “not exactly the most beautiful girl in the world . . . Just ask my mother.” She observes that her mother constantly criticizes her appearance, making her sound like a monstrosity. However, Lorraine judges herself as not exactly Miss America but not the abominable snowwoman either. 3. When Lorraine sees Angelo Pignati lives on Howard Avenue, which is just a few blocks from her own home, she figures it will be easy to keep him talking and then, she can become the newest record holder. What she doesn’t plan on happening is his happy involvement in a conversation with a complete stranger. This is our first indication of his deep loneliness. He tells silly jokes that are not really funny and Lorraine feels very sorry for him. She also hadn’t planned on telling lies the way she does to this innocent old man and it bothers her that she has become a prevaricator like John. She observes to herself that this is why John’s parents don’t understand him: they don’t have the imagination that he does. The end of the conversation ends on an unhappy note. Lorraine has lied and presented herself as the head of a charity, asking Mr. Pignati for a donation. He agrees to do so and before she can put an end to taking advantage of him in this way, John grabs the telephone out of her hand to speak to the old man himself. Lorraine agonizes over this, because as she has observed before, when John starts acting this way, things begin to become very complicated.
4. Well, because of a little exchange john and he had when he called from work. He was trying to get john’s mother for an hour and a half and the line was busy. He told john “If you don’t use the phone properly, I’m going to put a lock on it.” John act like careless, something that makes parents become angry. That felt like disrespect or that john doesn’t care about that. That showed the disrespect that john have about his father, he didn’t even call him dad, but bore. 5. He smiles and seems extremely glad to see them. With a white beard and standing on a street corner, John says, he would have made a great Santa Claus. He acts so much like he doesn’t want them to go - asking if they might like to go sometime and then asking them to look at his pig collection. He motions them toward a doorway covered with black curtains and John drags Lorraine into the other room after Mr. Pignati. He loves the zoo, he is excited to show off his pig collection, and thoughts of his wife almost make him cry. These characteristics make what happens to him later even more poignant and will help explain why John and Lorraine feel the need to immortalize him in this record - to assuage their own guilt. Evaluate and Connect 6. Yes, some people could be like this, but without that name. Because I know that there might be someone that loves too much people even if he isn’t loved, and that waits on loneliness until he finds a true friend.
Personal response: • John causes me the impression that he finds his life boring so he does really anything to making it interesting. • Lorraine causes me the impression that she is very smart, but that she is also very nervous and always tries to do what is right. Quiz: 1: John hates school. He acted on his felling about it by putting bombs in the boys’ bathroom, but knows he only writes on desks. This change in his behavior tells you that he started being conscious that what he does will not make his day funnier. 2: Mrs. Jensen thinks that her daughter, Lorraine, is overweighed, that she doesn’t dress good, and that her hair is ugly. She is always makes her feel hideous. Lorraine doesn’t really share her opinion, because she thinks she is not as ugly as her mother tries to make her believe. 3: During the telephone prank, John and Lorraine make Mr. Pignati believe that they are members of a charity association, and they pretend to call him in order to donate something. John feels happy and indifferent that they going to trick an old man while Lorraine feels hesitating and guilty. 4: Mr. Conlan installs a lock on the family telephone because he doesn’t want John to use the phone because he spends too much time using it. John responds by saying: “Yeah? No kidding!”, and by putting glue into the lock. Their actions suggest that both of them don’t really like each other, that they constantly fight.
5: Mr. Pignati treats John and Lorraine in a very friendly and polite way, so much that the teenagers think he is suspicious. He treats them this way because he is lonely and loves to talk to people. 6: He is an unbelievable character because he is too kind and friendly to people he barely know, and also because he cheerfully gives ten dollars to strangers although you could tell they aren’t honest.
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John’s relationship with his parents isn’t good. John calls his father “Bore” and his mother “The Old Lady”, and he always reacts angrily when his parents don’t trust him, like when he puts glue in the phone lock. Lorraine thinks the problem between them is that John’s parents are a little frightened and annoyed by John’s imagination and by his lies. I think that Lorraine is right because John’s parents always talk about their jobs, and always real things. The other factors involved might be that John has a big brother that followed his father example, so maybe John’s father wants John to be like himself and like his brother.
1. He is a teenager, a sophomore that dislike at all school and behave bad, he seems to have no feelings because was not sensitive. But thanks to hating school he meet Angelo pignati that he nicknamed the pig man. Even though he is a boy that likes to do funny things and like to enjoy life.
2. She is a girl that has a lot of self-confident and she has a better relationship with john than with her mom. She is a very intelligent girl and she is always complimenting john.
3. John hate at all school. He can’t get in the bathroom because when he was a freshman he used to make jokes like putting bombs. Now that he had grownup and is more adult he stopped doing those things but his attitude about school is the same.
4. She loves Lorraine but she is always criticize, she never agrees in what she does or in what she does. She is always talking in the bad way about her daughter. Lorraine doesn’t agree in her mom’s citizens, she thinks she is wrong.
5. Lorraine founds Angelo pignati phone in the phone book and she decides to call him and prank him. While Lorraine was talking to him se discovered he was a lonely man and she felt bad of bothering him. John didn’t care about him at all; he was ok with the idea of bothering him.
6. John abused with the telephone, he used to talk with his friend for to long and he also put a glue in the keyhole. He show no respect for their parents and they decide to locked the telephone for john. But john didn’t care about it , the relationship between them is really bad because they don’t respect each other and don’t try to make it function.
7. He was friendly and he trust on them because he has no one else to talk to, he is now happy because he isn’t lonely and he wished he could met them further times.
8. Yes. Because he is a man that feels alone and wishes to have someone to be with, he want to feel the caring of people to him, he wants to love and be loved. Pignati seems to be a very nice person but not trustfully.
Personal Response What are your impressions of John? John is smart, handsome ,naughty and he has a great sense of humour What are your impressions of Lorraine? Lorraine is a smart girl with a great heart full of compassion, but also she is very insecure Analyzing Literature QUIZ. 1. How does John feel about school? How did he act on his feelings when he was a freshman? How does he act on them now? What does this change in his behavior tell you about him? He hated school, when he was a freshman he used to do pranks like set off bombs in the men’s room. Now he´s mature and the worst criminal act that he makes is write on the desk 2. What does Mrs. Jensen think of Lorraine? Does Lorraine share her opinion? Explain. She always criticize Lorraine for her actions. Lorraine feels bad about that and also insecure 3. Describe the telephone prank that John and Lorraine play on Mr. Pignati. How does John feel during the prank? How does Lorraine? What do their feelings suggest about each of them? Lorraine chose a random number and called Mr. Pignati saying that she was collecting money, she felt very sorry about Mr. Pignati but John didn’t care about him 4. Why does Mr. Conlan install a lock on the family telephone? How does John respond? What do their actions suggest about their relationship? Mr. Conlan installs a lock because John talked too much on the telephone, so John put glue for airplanes on the telephone . there´s not respect between them 5. How does Mr. Pignati treat John and Lorraine during their first visit? Why does he treat them this way? He treats good them because he was alone and he wanted company Evaluate and Connect 6. Do you think that Mr. Pignati is a believable character? Why or why not? Yes, because he´s a good man that needs company
What are your impressions of John? That is a liar person. What are your impressions of Lorraine? That she have compassion.
Analyzing Literature QUIZ.
Recall and Interpret 1. How does John feel about school? How did he act on his feelings when he was a freshman? How does he act on them now? What does this change in his behavior tell you about him? He hates school. When he was a freshman he put bombs on bathrooms now he only writes on desks. This change of behavior tell me about he has change for good and because of Lorraine. 2. What does Mrs. Jensen think of Lorraine? Does Lorraine share her opinion? Explain. Her critical Lorraine and say that is ugly but also she loves Lorraine. She doesn’t share her opinion but this makes her insecure about her. 3. Describe the telephone prank that John and Lorraine play on Mr. Pignati. How does John feel during the prank? How does Lorraine? What do their feelings suggest about each of them? John docent care about and Lorraine have compassion about the pigman. This tells that Lorraine feels sorry about the lonely man and John no at all. 4. Why does Mr. Conlan install a lock on the family telephone? How does John respond? What do their actions suggest about their relationship? Mr. Conlan installs a lock on the family phone because one day when he calls to the house the phone was occupied for an hour a half because John was talking with a friend and Mr. Colan get angry. He feel that he was picked on or not being trusted. Their actions suggest that they don’t trust each other. 5. How does Mr. Pignati treat John and Lorraine during their first visit? Why does he treat them this way? Mr. pignati treat them in a good way because he fells alone. Evaluate and Connect 6. Do you think that Mr. Pignati is a believable character? Why or why not? Yes because is a person that only fells lonely not a liar person.
Literature and Writing Analyzing a Relationship In a paragraph or two, analyze John’s relationship with his parents. What does Lorraine think is the cause of the problems between them? Do you think Lorraine is right? What other factors might be involved? What might the family do to get along better?
John fells that her parents don’t trust at him. Because of this the relationship between them and his parents is really bad. The father of John drinks and John is getting involved with drinks too and also smoking. Lorraine helped John to do not drink. Lorraine think that the causes of the problems are the alcohol and things they must respect each other. Lorraine is right. They must respect and trust each other.
BY PAOLA PEREZ PART 1
ResponderEliminarPersonal Response
• What are your impressions of John?
That he is a funny guy who always wanted to have fun and enjoy life, he was very dynamic and liked to move all the time and also loved to do bizarre yet funny things, but this is what he showed to the world although inside he was a more passionate man, with lots of virtues, compassion and love.
• What are your impressions of Lorraine?
That she is a very smart yet insecure girl, she has a lot of compassion and is a very organized and focused person, who always do things the way they should be done.
Analyzing Literature
QUIZ.
Recall and Interpret
1. How does John feel about school? How did he act on his feelings when he was a freshman? How does he act on them now? What does this change in his behavior tell you about him?
He hated school, when he was a freshmen he showed his feelings by making bombs
In the bathroom, now he doesn’t do that kind of stuff, now the only type of criminal act he does was to write on desks ,the change in this behavior tell about him that he has grown up and that he has left behind all that kids stuff.
2. What does Mrs. Jensen think of Lorraine? Does Lorraine share her opinion? Explain.
She always dislike things Lorraine did, she loves her but she was always making a critic out of Lorraine actions, Lorraine doesn’t shared her opinion, but even though he doesn’t think the way her mom does, she felt insecure because of the critics.
3. Describe the telephone prank that John and Lorraine play on Mr. Pignati. How does John feel during the prank? How does Lorraine? What do their feelings suggest about each of them?
They called Mr. Pignati and they told him they were collecting money for a charity and he told him to go and pick up the money, john feel right during the prank , he was relaxed meanwhile Lorraine felt sorry for the old lonely man across the phone, this tell about each of them that john doesn’t have compassion at all and Lorraine does have a lot.
BY PAOLA PEREZ PART 2
ResponderEliminar4. Why does Mr. Conlan install a lock on the family telephone? How does John respond? What do their actions suggest about their relationship?
Because John used to spend long hours talking with friends and his father wasn’t able to Communicate with the house, john respond with this exact words “ those things happen I was talking to a friend” then when his father says that he was going to put a lock on the phone he said
“yeah? No kidding? , this suggests that in their relationship the respect is not so established among them.
5. How does Mr. Pignati treat John and Lorraine during their first visit? Why does he treat them this way?
He treats them very well and as they were charity people, but he was really kind to them he seem to enjoy their visit, he treat them that way because he wanted some company and they give him that company.
Evaluate and Connect
1. Do you think that Mr. Pignati is a believable character? Why or why not?
Yes he is a believable character because his actions show that he is a really good yet lonely person who wants a little bit of company in his life, but even though he is lonely he knows exactly how to enjoy life and how to make people around him feel comfortable this is why he is a believable character because his actions came room his heart, he doesn’t fake them.
2. How might John answer the Focus Activity question on page 16? How might Lorraine? Are their Ideas about friendship similar to yours? Why or why not?
Literature and Writing
Analyzing a Relationship In a paragraph or two, analyze John’s relationship with his parents. What does Lorraine think is the cause of the problems between them? Do you think Lorraine is right? What other factors might be involved? What might the family do to get along better?
Lorraine think the cause of John´s problems with his father was the fact that he has been an alcoholic and now John loves to drink because he has saw that example since he was a baby. I think Lorraine is right because maybe John doesn’t like at all being the way he is but he owes it all to his father and that just make him feel miserable , this lead him to be such a rebel and stops him from showing who he really is .
Other factor that might be involved is the fact that they always blame John for everything and they always compared him with his older brother. What the family might do is try to understand each other for at least one second. They should also learn how to establish limits, compromises and respect.
Personal Response
ResponderEliminarWhat are your impressions of John?
He is good-looking, charming, but is bored with school and with life in general, and his humorless, joyless family life doesn't help.
What are your impressions of Lorraine?
She is intelligent and thoughtful, and sensible and she was shy and insecure
Analyzing Literature
QUIZ.
Recall and Interpret
1. How does John feel about school? How did he act on his feelings when he was a freshman? How does he act on them now? What does this change in his behavior tell you about him?
He feels bored, and shows his hate for school. He always do pranks when he was a freshman, but now that he is a sophomore he only write on desks. This shows that he continues bored of school.
2. What does Mrs. Jensen think of Lorraine? Does Lorraine share her opinion? Explain.
She don’t liked thing that Lorraine did and she also criticizes her bearing and her look, but she thinks she’s very smart. Mrs. Jensen doesn’t interest for her daughter and her wishes because she wants Lorraine to stay at home. Lorraine doesn´t shared her opinion because she feel insecure because the way her mother describe her.
3. Describe the telephone prank that John and Lorraine play on Mr. Pignati. How does John feel during the prank? How does Lorraine? What do their feelings suggest about each of them?
John and Lorraine picked a random number and called to Mr. Pignati. They told him that they were receiving donations. When Lorraine talked to him she noticed that he is a lonely man and she felt guilty to disturb him with this prank. John has no problem with bothering Mr. Pignati, he was so relaxed that he don’t care about him. It shows that John was not so sensible but Lorraine was.
4. Why does Mr. Conlan install a lock on the family telephone? How does John respond? What do their actions suggest about their relationship?
He locked the family phone because sometimes he wants to call at home but John was using the phone talking with his friends for more than an hour. John put glue on the phone keyhole so anybody could use it. This shows that John has no respect to his parents.
5. How does Mr. Pignati treat John and Lorraine during their first visit? Why does he treat them this way?
He is very friendly, treat them very well and talk them about zoo and animals. He treats them like that because he was so lonely and needs company, and John and Lorraine could give him that company.
Evaluate and Connect
6. Do you think that Mr. Pignati is a believable character? Why or why not?
He acts very nice, and treats well the people, but he is so lonely that his getting a kind of crazy. But although he is like that, he is a believable person because the way he acts.
Literature and Writing
Analyzing a Relationship
In a paragraph or two, analyze John’s relationship with his parents. What does Lorraine think is the cause of the problems between them? Do you think Lorraine is right? What other factors might be involved? What might the family do to get along better?
John and his parents doesn´t listen each other, they don’t respect and they lie. Lorraine thinks that one of the major reasons because John is like he is, is because of his dad. Every kid, the most usual, is that they follow the sample of his parents, and John since he was little look his dad drinking alcohol , now he loves to do it. This makes conflict between his family. Some things that I would do to change the family relationship are to establish rules, respect and like is obligatory to the parents, to give a good example.
VANESSA NAVARRO
1. John feels school is boring, he’s always doing pranks on teachers especially. When he was a freshman he did rather funny stuff, he stopped doing pranks when he became a sophomore. That maybe he’s more mature now and sees things differently.
ResponderEliminar2. Mrs. Jensen thinks she’s a nice girl, and Lorraine she’s a nice women also, only she wear too tight clothes.
3. Lorraine called Mr.Pignati claimed they were working for a foundation and asked Mr. Pignati for money to help the “foundation”. Lorraine feels awful taking money from an old men, while John sees this as an opportunity to get some extra money. I think Lorraine is more compassionate and John is little bit selfish.
4. Because John kept hours using the phone and when Mr. Conlan tried to call home and talk to her wife the phone was always being used. John sees this as a silly thing, since its unnecessary to put a lock on the telephone, so to make things harder for their parents he glued the telephone for them not to be able to call. They don’t have a very good relationship, and barely share anytime together, sin his dad is a workaholic and her mother is obsessed with order.
5. He treated them as life-long friends. Because he’s always alone and he needed some company.
6. Yes. Humans are always in need of love and affection and being near other humans. Mr. Pignati was always alone after his wife’s death, and he wanted someone to be there. Many old-men might go through this and don’t want to accept the fact that the person that was always there for them is gone.
7. John doesn’t exactly like his parents. His dad barely talks to him and is very grumpy and selfish, and her mother also barely talks to him, and is obsessed with order. She thinks John is a rebel and that he should understand his parents, and they also should try to understand him. Yes, I think Lorraine is right. Family should share more time together, love each other’s fully and respect and understand each others always.
BY XIOMARA ANGULO
QUIZ.
ResponderEliminarAnswers:
Personal response:
A) Is a rebel guy who has a great imagination, but it doesn’t has good manners.. he is disrespectful with teachers and makes a lot of jokes. so generally he is not a good guy.
B) A very scholar girl, who wants to help john be a better person. She has a good personality and compassion with people
Analyzing literature Quiz:
1. He is not very scholar or dedicated for school, he doesn’t brings the best notes to his house and doesn’t likes neither respects his school. He expressed his feelings as a fresh men by making a lot of jokes or pranks like: amateur bombs and exploding them at the bath. No he doesn’t makes too much those heavy jokes but he still is a bad student. He may be a better person in the future if he changes more of his defects.
2. She doesn’t think anything too bad, only that she critics her a lot about everything, maybe of her appearance or hair etc… Lorraine doesn’t shares her opinion because their personality is too different to interact with each other.
3. It was Lorraine’s turn and she searched in the phones books of the city a random number and she found a name called Pignati angelo, and she decides to call him. She invented the lie that she was working in a caritative company named L & J funds, the man sounded old and enjoyed the call. And it finished inviting Lorraine an john to his house to donate ten dollars. John feels like that was going to be a good prank and also liked the idea that he was going to receive money. Instead Lorraine didn’t want to take money from an old man, she thought that it was incorrect but in the end john finished convincing her. The feeling of both of them are really different.
4. Because in that house there is limited telephone service and he though that john will abuse of the telephone so he put a lock to the telephone so only him can use it when he needs it. John didn’t putted attention about that, he just ignored. This shows that their relationship isn’t good, just because the don’t talk to much and because they don’t trust in each other.
5. Very good and attentive, when they arrived he was very happy and share with them a cup of wine, he talked a lot and show a collection of pigs to them, when they were living it was an expression on his face that make some one think he would cry. Maybe he doesn’t receives to much visits and also because ‘’her wife is at california’’ but that doesn’t seems to be true.
Evaluate and connect.
6. Not to much. Because he affirms that his wife is at California in a trip, but when he talks about her he seems that he is going to cry. That makes me think that she can be in California but because she doesn’t loves him any more or because maybe she died.
Literature and writing
Analyzing a relationship
A) Their relationship is pretty bad, they don’t talk and have a good time the three of them. Lorrain thinks that maybe the problem can be that his father is an alcoholic that drank a lot in the past and maybe john got affected morally about the attitude of his dad. Lorraine is not tottaly right because we cant say that john’s father is an alcoholic if it is not 100 percent approved or checked. Other possible reasons of john’s behavior can be his mother, that never believes him, or that any of their two parents are with him all the time. They could improve the relationship by trusting in each other, spending more time like a family and love each other.
By: GIULIANO LIBONATI
Carolina Zagarra
ResponderEliminarFIRST STUDY GUIDE
Personal Response John is a guy who loves entertainment because he is always trying to make all things funny by making jokes and other things. He is a very good friends and he is always enjoying life no matter what the circumstances are. Although John is in an attitude of no care of anyone he does care of many things; his heart is rich in feelings and care for others.
Lorraine is like the type of friend that will always protects you, like the mother of our friends. Of Lorraine it’s a girl who is very serious with lot of citizenship and always ready to help someone. She is a very good person focused in what she does every day because whenever she does something, she does it the way it should be done.
AnalyzingLiterature 1. John hate school, he just was the Bathroom Bomber a kind of kid who throws bombs in the bathroom like for throwing to the garbage his feelings. He doesn’t throw bombs know, instead he write in desks and put nicknames to his teachers. His behavior can tell me that he like bad stuff and also that he is looking for new ways of making bad things.
2. Mrs. Jensen just dislikes all of the things Lorraine does, she thinks everything she does is incorrect so she corrects her and advises her very much. Obviously she loves her , but Lorraine doesn’t like her critics about everything she does.
3. They chose a random number and talks with the person and this call needs to last. The more that last with the person it would win. Lorraine and John say Mr. Pignati they were charity people and they were collecting money. John was enjoying the prank but Lorraine felt sorry about this man. Lorraine it’s a compassion girl meanwhile John it’s a funny guy who loves bothering.
4. Because he find that John had talk a lot with her friends and he wasn’t able to communicate with his home so he locks the phone. John responds in a bad way because he wants his phone to prank and to talk with friends. They don’t have a steady relationship and there is not any respect by their relationship.
5. Mr. Pignati treats them just as if they were his sons very good man because he felt lonely and that was his only way of sharing with someone. He offered them many many things in their first visit and gave them the money for the charity.
6. Yes, because he is a sweet man who needs care because of the lost of Conchetta. He is a very beautiful old man but he is lonely and everyone needs some affect in every moment of their lives.
Literature and Writing
The relationship from John with his parents it’s pretty bad, they don’t understand each other and never discuss about their problems or disadvantages. John doesn’t like his parents at all. Lorraine thinks that the cause of the problems between them is the alcohol and a minimum comprehension of anything. His dad is an alcoholic who only worries on him and on money, his mom always say him that he should understand his dad and should work. Yes Lorraine is correct. Family MUST have respect from each other and they most love each other under any circumstance in order to succeed.
FIRST PART
ResponderEliminar1. John was a guy who hated his school, and because of that he used to make really heavy pranks like a way of expressing what he felts about the school. He used to smoke and drink, probably because of the example that he received at home or because about he could feel that no one cares about him, such as like at his home were there was not any kind of communication at all.
2. Lorraine is a really organized girl which really differences with john, she also became a really good friend with john and she so show it by the tips that she gave to him like to stop smoking and drinking. She doesn’t judge john about his behavior because she thought that it because of the example he was receiving at home.
QUIZ.
Recall and Interpret
1. He hated the school where he study and when he was a freshmen, he showed it by throwing bombs at the bathrooms
But now that he is a sophomore, he just make things such as writing at the desks, showing that he has grown up making less heavy things.
2. She always disliked the stuff that Lorraine makes, even though she loves her, she´s always critiquing Lorraine’s things. Lorraine almost never shared her opinion, she feels insecure whenever she’s going to comment about something.
3. They called Mr. Pignat and they told him that the money that they were collecting was for a charity, he told him to go to pick up the money, john was feeling good while the prank, like fresh, instead, Lorraine felt kind of pain and sorry for the old lonely man, and this example, shows which one shows compassion and have a big heart and which one doesn’t.
4. Because john was constantly hanging and talking with his friends so that’s why his father doesn’t had the opportunity to talk on his house, for example the kind of fights that they have between them like shown at the book, and on those fights we could see that there’s not respect between them.
5. He treats them very good as like the were the charity people , but at the same time he was very kind when visiting so that’s why they like him to visit, and he treat them that way because he wanted some company and they give him that company.
Evaluate and Connect
1. Yes he is a believable character because the actions that he make at the story, are normal events that could happen to someone which he shows a behavior that a normal teenager have with those examples and how he felt lonely , but even though this situation, he knows how to treat the people that is around him, how to make them feel comfortable and pass a great moment.
Literature and Writing
Lorraine thinks that all of john´s problems, are because he’s fathers fault, he gathers a rebel and uncontrollable behavior, he loves to drink and smoke because of the example he receive from his dad, looking at him that way since he was a little child at those conditions, and also he’s father treat him very bad, making him felt miserable and also by the fact, that john was always being compare with his older brother, so that kind of pisses him out.
BY PAULINA BONAVERI
BY ISABELLA ROMERO PART 1
ResponderEliminarPersonal Response
What are your impressions of John?
My impression about John was that he is a guy that is passing through puberty. He seems like a rebel guy that thinks that smoking and drinking make him cooler. Also he has a hidden compassion because he’s afraid of people looking at him as a sensible guy, he wants to be seem like a tough guy.
What are your impressions of Lorraine?
My impressions about Lorraine are that she seems really mature, more than john. She is not afraid to show her feelings but she is not a confident person. She doesn’t believe in herself.
Analyzing Literature
QUIZ.
Recall and Interpret
1. How does John feel about school? How did he act on his feelings when he was a freshman? How does he act on them now? What does this change in his behavior tell you about him? John hates school.
He pretty much hated everything. John acted on freshmen year like an immature because the only thing he did was to bother other child. In sophomore he hasn’t change that much. Now he relieves he is school because he smoke and drinks, that’s what I think.
2. What does Mrs. Jensen think of Lorraine? Does Lorraine share her opinion? Explain.
Mrs. Jensen showed a bad image about Lorraine. She though about Lorraine that she was fat and ugly. Lorraine though that she was exaggerating but in the end Lorraine feel sad because she always said that to her.
3. Describe the telephone prank that John and Lorraine play on Mr. Pignati. How does John feel during the prank? How does Lorraine? What do their feelings suggest about each of them?
Lorraine called to Mr. Pigantis house saying to please give some Money to the charity foundation. Mr. Pignati sound very lonely on the phone and without enthusiasm. He gave a depressive image on the phone. Lorraine feels sad because she prank him and she though also that he was very lonely and depressive.
The Pigman Quiz.
ResponderEliminar1) John hated his school, he now just write on desks, but when he was younger he used to put bombs in the bathrooms.
2) Lorraine was a very insecure girl, cause her mother always critic her about everything, so she was very sensitive about the ther people treating her.
3) When they did it it was about collecting money, Mr Pignati said he will give money, Lorraine was sorry about him but John din’t care about him.
4) His father put a lock on it because John used too much the telephone and his father couldn’t call to the house. But the excuse from John was simply that he talks with his friends.
5) He treat them very well cause he was a lonely man, so when John and Lorraine visit him, he felt very good because he was with someone and not alone.
6) Mr.Pignati is believable because he is just a lonely man looking for some company.
Antonella Escorce
PART 2 ISABELLA ROMERO
ResponderEliminar4. Why does Mr. Conlan install a lock on the family telephone? How does John respond? What do their actions suggest about their relationship?
Because one day the father of John was calling to the house and John was on the phone with a friend while his father was trying to communicate. Her father had threaded john by putting a lock. When John did this, the father decided to put a lock on the phone. John in revenge he put glue so that no one could talk. The father and son relationship immediately was damage.
5. How does Mr. Pignati treat John and Lorraine during their first visit? Why does he treat them this way?
He treats them in a very kind way because they were company and he needed company, because he was a lonely man.
Evaluate and Connect
6. Do you think that Mr. Pignati is a believable character? Why or why not?
Not he isn’t a believable character because he always have negative mind and a negative attitude.
Literature and Writing
Analyzing a Relationship
In a paragraph or two, analyze John’s relationship with his parents. What does Lorraine think is the cause of the problems between them? Do you think Lorraine is right? What other factors might be involved? What might the family do to get along better?
Lorraine thinks about a bad relationship between john and his father because his father is an alcoholic and he hadn’t accepted any help to get throughout this. I think Lorraine is right because John’s personality is like his father. A negative factor about their relationship maybe because perhaps he and his father does not show much attention to each other. In order to john and his father have a good relationship they must put all their effort, and if his father show more attention to John it will be better. Also John has to show attention to her father because maybe he can motivate him father to get throughout his alcoholic problem.
Personal Response
ResponderEliminarWhat are your impressions of John?
I think he’s very handsome, extremely intelligent, but under-confident; John is lost in a world where he feels entirely out of place. He misbehaves at school and develops questionable friendships. His parents don’t understand him and his desire is to be an actor. It is important to note, however, that he has voluntarily chosen to give up cursing, at Lorraine’s request, which shows he may have a side of his character that understands how to share and show respect.
What are your impressions of Lorraine?
She is readily able to admit she has compassion. John’s is hidden deep inside him and seldom, if ever, appears. He covers his pain by being sarcastic, misbehaving, and acting stupid. She comes to like that in him, even as she tries to change him. Lorraine is very astute when it comes to analyzing everyone, including herself. She fears being laughed at and almost retreats into herself, until she reacts to John’s silly laughter by joining in.
Analyzing Literature
QUIZ.
Recall and Interpret
1. John shows us his extreme dislike for school by detailing his behavior there. He had been dubbed the Bathroom Bomber because he set off bombs in the men’s room. The time between his lighting the fuse and the explosion was about eight minutes, so John could hear it anywhere he was in the building, which brought him great satisfaction. It also meant that any boy who had sneaked off to have a cigarette in the bathroom would be the one who was blamed by the Dean. He also was the organizer for the “super colossal fruit roll” every Wednesday in which the students would gather up apples from the lunchroom and roll them at the same time towards any teacher’s desk. He declares that now that he is a sophomore, he has given up all “that kid stuff” and only writes on desks as his criminal enterprise. He shows us his “James Dean rebel without a cause” attitude and reveals that he is close to being a real delinquent. He hasn’t yet taken the more serious steps of real crime, but he has no interest in school, doesn’t play sports, and generally hates everything, especially teachers and authority figures.
2. Completely angry with what life has dealt her, Lorraine’s mother finds no comfort in her daughter and builds up a complete hatred for men. But Lorraine describes herself as “not exactly the most beautiful girl in the world . . . Just ask my mother.” She observes that her mother constantly criticizes her appearance, making her sound like a monstrosity. However, Lorraine judges herself as not exactly Miss America but not the abominable snowwoman either.
3. When Lorraine sees Angelo Pignati lives on Howard Avenue, which is just a few blocks from her own home, she figures it will be easy to keep him talking and then, she can become the newest record holder. What she doesn’t plan on happening is his happy involvement in a conversation with a complete stranger. This is our first indication of his deep loneliness. He tells silly jokes that are not really funny and Lorraine feels very sorry for him. She also hadn’t planned on telling lies the way she does to this innocent old man and it bothers her that she has become a prevaricator like John. She observes to herself that this is why John’s parents don’t understand him: they don’t have the imagination that he does. The end of the conversation ends on an unhappy note. Lorraine has lied and presented herself as the head of a charity, asking Mr. Pignati for a donation. He agrees to do so and before she can put an end to taking advantage of him in this way, John grabs the telephone out of her hand to speak to the old man himself. Lorraine agonizes over this, because as she has observed before, when John starts acting this way, things begin to become very complicated.
Ruby Feria
4. Well, because of a little exchange john and he had when he called from work. He was trying to get john’s mother for an hour and a half and the line was busy. He told john “If you don’t use the phone properly, I’m going to put a lock on it.” John act like careless, something that makes parents become angry. That felt like disrespect or that john doesn’t care about that. That showed the disrespect that john have about his father, he didn’t even call him dad, but bore.
ResponderEliminar5. He smiles and seems extremely glad to see them. With a white beard and standing on a street corner, John says, he would have made a great Santa Claus. He acts so much like he doesn’t want them to go - asking if they might like to go sometime and then asking them to look at his pig collection. He motions them toward a doorway covered with black curtains and John drags Lorraine into the other room after Mr. Pignati. He loves the zoo, he is excited to show off his pig collection, and thoughts of his wife almost make him cry. These characteristics make what happens to him later even more poignant and will help explain why John and Lorraine feel the need to immortalize him in this record - to assuage their own guilt.
Evaluate and Connect
6. Yes, some people could be like this, but without that name. Because I know that there might be someone that loves too much people even if he isn’t loved, and that waits on loneliness until he finds a true friend.
Ruby Feria
Personal response:
ResponderEliminar• John causes me the impression that he finds his life boring so he does really anything to making it interesting.
• Lorraine causes me the impression that she is very smart, but that she is also very nervous and always tries to do what is right.
Quiz:
1: John hates school. He acted on his felling about it by putting bombs in the boys’ bathroom, but knows he only writes on desks. This change in his behavior tells you that he started being conscious that what he does will not make his day funnier.
2: Mrs. Jensen thinks that her daughter, Lorraine, is overweighed, that she doesn’t dress good, and that her hair is ugly. She is always makes her feel hideous. Lorraine doesn’t really share her opinion, because she thinks she is not as ugly as her mother tries to make her believe.
3: During the telephone prank, John and Lorraine make Mr. Pignati believe that they are members of a charity association, and they pretend to call him in order to donate something. John feels happy and indifferent that they going to trick an old man while Lorraine feels hesitating and guilty.
4: Mr. Conlan installs a lock on the family telephone because he doesn’t want John to use the phone because he spends too much time using it. John responds by saying: “Yeah? No kidding!”, and by putting glue into the lock. Their actions suggest that both of them don’t really like each other, that they constantly fight.
5: Mr. Pignati treats John and Lorraine in a very friendly and polite way, so much that the teenagers think he is suspicious. He treats them this way because he is lonely and loves to talk to people.
6: He is an unbelievable character because he is too kind and friendly to people he barely know, and also because he cheerfully gives ten dollars to strangers although you could tell they aren’t honest.
Literature and Writing
John’s relationship with his parents isn’t good. John calls his father “Bore” and his mother “The Old Lady”, and he always reacts angrily when his parents don’t trust him, like when he puts glue in the phone lock. Lorraine thinks the problem between them is that John’s parents are a little frightened and annoyed by John’s imagination and by his lies. I think that Lorraine is right because John’s parents always talk about their jobs, and always real things. The other factors involved might be that John has a big brother that followed his father example, so maybe John’s father wants John to be like himself and like his brother.
By Avrile Le Duc
ANSWERS.
ResponderEliminar1. He is a teenager, a sophomore that dislike at all school and behave bad, he seems to have no feelings because was not sensitive. But thanks to hating school he meet Angelo pignati that he nicknamed the pig man. Even though he is a boy that likes to do funny things and like to enjoy life.
2. She is a girl that has a lot of self-confident and she has a better relationship with john than with her mom. She is a very intelligent girl and she is always complimenting john.
3. John hate at all school. He can’t get in the bathroom because when he was a freshman he used to make jokes like putting bombs. Now that he had grownup and is more adult he stopped doing those things but his attitude about school is the same.
4. She loves Lorraine but she is always criticize, she never agrees in what she does or in what she does. She is always talking in the bad way about her daughter. Lorraine doesn’t agree in her mom’s citizens, she thinks she is wrong.
5. Lorraine founds Angelo pignati phone in the phone book and she decides to call him and prank him. While Lorraine was talking to him se discovered he was a lonely man and she felt bad of bothering him. John didn’t care about him at all; he was ok with the idea of bothering him.
6. John abused with the telephone, he used to talk with his friend for to long and he also put a glue in the keyhole. He show no respect for their parents and they decide to locked the telephone for john. But john didn’t care about it , the relationship between them is really bad because they don’t respect each other and don’t try to make it function.
7. He was friendly and he trust on them because he has no one else to talk to, he is now happy because he isn’t lonely and he wished he could met them further times.
8. Yes. Because he is a man that feels alone and wishes to have someone to be with, he want to feel the caring of people to him, he wants to love and be loved. Pignati seems to be a very nice person but not trustfully.
NATALIA ANGULO
Personal Response
ResponderEliminarWhat are your impressions of John?
John is smart, handsome ,naughty and he has a great sense of humour
What are your impressions of Lorraine?
Lorraine is a smart girl with a great heart full of compassion, but also she is very insecure
Analyzing Literature
QUIZ.
1. How does John feel about school? How did he act on his feelings when he was a freshman? How does he act on them now? What does this change in his behavior tell you about him?
He hated school, when he was a freshman he used to do pranks like set off bombs in the men’s room. Now he´s mature and the worst criminal act that he makes is write on the desk
2. What does Mrs. Jensen think of Lorraine? Does Lorraine share her opinion? Explain.
She always criticize Lorraine for her actions. Lorraine feels bad about that and also insecure
3. Describe the telephone prank that John and Lorraine play on Mr. Pignati. How does John feel during the prank? How does Lorraine? What do their feelings suggest about each of them?
Lorraine chose a random number and called Mr. Pignati saying that she was collecting money, she felt very sorry about Mr. Pignati but John didn’t care about him
4. Why does Mr. Conlan install a lock on the family telephone? How does John respond? What do their actions suggest about their relationship?
Mr. Conlan installs a lock because John talked too much on the telephone, so John put glue for airplanes on the telephone . there´s not respect between them
5. How does Mr. Pignati treat John and Lorraine during their first visit? Why does he treat them this way?
He treats good them because he was alone and he wanted company
Evaluate and Connect
6. Do you think that Mr. Pignati is a believable character? Why or why not?
Yes, because he´s a good man that needs company
BY SUAD GANEM
Personal Response
ResponderEliminarWhat are your impressions of John?
That is a liar person.
What are your impressions of Lorraine?
That she have compassion.
Analyzing Literature
QUIZ.
Recall and Interpret
1. How does John feel about school? How did he act on his feelings when he was a freshman? How does he act on them now? What does this change in his behavior tell you about him?
He hates school. When he was a freshman he put bombs on bathrooms now he only writes on desks. This change of behavior tell me about he has change for good and because of Lorraine.
2. What does Mrs. Jensen think of Lorraine? Does Lorraine share her opinion? Explain.
Her critical Lorraine and say that is ugly but also she loves Lorraine. She doesn’t share her opinion but this makes her insecure about her.
3. Describe the telephone prank that John and Lorraine play on Mr. Pignati. How does John feel during the prank? How does Lorraine? What do their feelings suggest about each of them?
John docent care about and Lorraine have compassion about the pigman. This tells that Lorraine feels sorry about the lonely man and John no at all.
4. Why does Mr. Conlan install a lock on the family telephone? How does John respond? What do their actions suggest about their relationship?
Mr. Conlan installs a lock on the family phone because one day when he calls to the house the phone was occupied for an hour a half because John was talking with a friend and Mr. Colan get angry. He feel that he was picked on or not being trusted. Their actions suggest that they don’t trust each other.
5. How does Mr. Pignati treat John and Lorraine during their first visit? Why does he treat them this way?
Mr. pignati treat them in a good way because he fells alone.
Evaluate and Connect
6. Do you think that Mr. Pignati is a believable character? Why or why not?
Yes because is a person that only fells lonely not a liar person.
Literature and Writing
Analyzing a Relationship
In a paragraph or two, analyze John’s relationship with his parents. What does Lorraine think is the cause of the problems between them? Do you think Lorraine is right? What other factors might be involved? What might the family do to get along better?
John fells that her parents don’t trust at him. Because of this the relationship between them and his parents is really bad. The father of John drinks and John is getting involved with drinks too and also smoking. Lorraine helped John to do not drink. Lorraine think that the causes of the problems are the alcohol and things they must respect each other. Lorraine is right. They must respect and trust each other.
NATHALIA ALZATE